Thread: PRS-650 New Purchase
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Old 09-15-2010, 09:43 AM   #17
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Originally Posted by bmatt View Post
Disappointing if the 650 really isn't as crisp as the Kobo ... I have been looking at the 650 for a little while now, though this and lack of connectivity may kill it for me.
Ronw's perspective might differ slightly, but there is something about the font rendering on the Kobo which is quite nice -- I remember being captivated by the appearance of the letters when I first started using the ereader. Come to think of it, I probably like the look of the Kobo's font better than the Sony's.

Overall however, in terms of reading experience, the 350's text is a darker black and therefore has better contrast against the background, which also looks paler. For me, there's definitely not as strong a contrast between the Kobo's text and its background, with the text looking greyish and faded in comparison. I suppose that's the natural outcome of Pearl vs Viziplex.

So, maybe the Kobo just uses a very elegant serif font? (I never used the sans-serif option.)

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